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Can venlafaxine lead to problems with interrupted sleep patterns?
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No question!: All ssri's can cause sleep problems, some more than others.
Answered 8/1/2012
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Sleep: Effexor (venlafaxine) can lead to disruption of rem sleep as it is an rem off medication.
Answered 6/25/2014
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